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  • HB: Ho! Ho! Ho! The Wish List Gifts contest has started! Check out the long list of espresso toys for good little barista girls and boys...
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    "So you think my espresso sucks? Let me be the judge of that!" --Jim Schulman, The Ultimate Home Espresso Accessory
  • HB: 1st-line has some unbelievable coupon codes like $300 off the Mazzer Mini Electronic and $100 off the Rancilio Silvia! Jim promises more "crazy" last-minute deals, so keep checking back!
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    "Having acquired an espresso machine as good as a solid e-61 and a very good grinder, your incremental dollars will be best spent on either buying truly badass coffee, or setting up a roasting setup yourself that with lots of effort will allow you to produce high end roasted coffee." -- Ken Fox, What options...?
  • Quotable Quote:
    "I am sorry, your information is askew. The Green Sharpie is under ripe and will have a grassy flavor; the red is ripe and ready for use. The blue is a new cultivar, but I hear it is good this year provided you get it from a high grown source." --Dave Stephens, Myth Busting
  • HB: Not to be left out, Great Infusions offers a free demitasse spoon for each ACF cup ordered! Check out the new retro colors "Scurro" and "Rosso".
  • HB: Want to try something different? PT's Coffee is offering free shipping and Counter Culture Coffee is offering $3 flat rate shipping.
  • Quotable Quote:
    "Personally, I find a great espresso to be a nearly orgasmic experience." --Marshall Fuss, How many sins does milk really hide?
  • HB: Homepage poll: What's your favorite espresso drink?
  • HB: It's great when HB sponsors get well-deserved recognition. Congratulations to PT's Coffee, Roast Magazine's Roaster of the Year AND Klatch Roasting, Roast Magazine's Micro-Roaster of the Year!
  • HB: Intelligentsia says "We believe that great coffee is inherently produced by sustainable methods. We only work with growers who think long and hard about economic, social, and environmental conditions of their farms and communities." Their flagship Black Cat Espresso is now 100% direct trade coffees. Way to go!
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    "I don't know about the rest of you, but my plea for more maturity is way better than Marshall's. Its clarity is off the charts, and its unrivaled stability is unquestionable." --shadowfax, A Plea for Intelligent, Adult Machine Discussions
  • PSA - Congratulations HB-sponsors Counter Culture Coffee and Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea for being named among Saveur magazine's 9 Great Coffees!
  • Quotable Quote:
    "I expected to see some shot degradation with the smaller 51mm tamper piston used with a 58mm basket (most likely a donut extraction). The pour was a bit too fast, on the lungo side. But no spritzies, donuts, or other evidence of an uneven extraction." --John Weiss, Tamping Twaddle
  • HB: Scott and John put together an instructive video "Learning latte art with steamed soapy water"
  • HB: Poll - How important is tamping?
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    "As I've now learned several times during equipment evaluations, attempts to foretell results based on specifications or preconceived notions of design advantage is a fool's errand." --Dan Kehn, Do you suffer from upgraditis?
  • HB: Poll - Do you suffer from upgraditis?
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    "I'm a little surprised at the general negativity of tone of this thread. I'd probably give my left nut to have regular access to this stuff. As always though, I guess I'm just envious that these are the 'problems' you guys experience. Oh to have these problems!" --David Walsh, Most recent Intelligentsia Black Cat
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    "I've been using a table knife to slip in and out of the stream as it pours. It fits right in there, and gives a very small beginning, middle, and end sample... Considering one can only drink so many espressos per day, perfecting the shot becomes practical." --Gregg K, I'm wandering in the espresso wilderness
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    "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." --Dave Barry, Decaf Poopacino
  • Quotable Quote:
    "...when somebody happily announces that they've just found the greatest blend ever; it's almost certain that they follow a very strict but largely meaningless routine in dosing and grinding, and they've finally stumbled on a coffee and roast level for which it works." --Jim Schulman, Maximizing flavor
  • Quotable Quote:
    "...if the puck's surface looks and feels basically the same each time, I believe you've exhausted the value of 'puckology.'" --Dan Kehn, Wet Pucks
  • HB: Poll - Are you influenced by the poster's espresso setup?
  • Quotable Quote:
    "An internet coffee theme says, 'Italians may have invented espresso, but they sure suck at it now.' The exhibits in this indictment were HX machines, grinder dosers, wimpy doses, and plastic tampers. Every single thing in this litany turns out to be wrong or misconstrued." --Jim Schulman, Plastic tampers
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